Voice Over Script Pitfalls
Watch for these common voice over script pitfalls: numbers, lists, abbreviations, emphasis, grammar errors.
Instructional Design
How Research Informs My Work
How research informs my work as an instructional designer, in writing, designing, and justifying my decisions.
Formatting Tips for Voice Over Scripts
Formatting tips for voice over scripts: readable font, size, and spacing; pronunciation guides; file names; table format; dialog format
Voice Over Scripts: Writing Style Tips
Tips for writing voice over scripts for elearning. Use conversational style, shorter sentences, and contractions.
Diverse Characters In Learning Scenarios
Why create diverse characters for learning scenarios? Our characters should reflect the diversity of our audience.
Objections to Stories for Learning
My response to three common objections to using stories for learning, including “Not everyone can be a storyteller.”
Software Training with Stories
Software training doesn’t always need a story, but sometimes stories can be effective for examples, motivation, or practice.
3 Tricks for Working with SMEs on Branching Scenarios
Use these three tricks for working with SMEs to make creating branching scenarios easier.
A Range of Options for Scenarios and Storytelling
In addition to complex branching scenarios, you have a range of options for scenarios for learning, such as examples, and mini-scenarios.
Don’t Restart Scenario-Based Learning, Go Back
When learners make mistakes in a branching scenario, do you restart the scenario from the beginning, or just go back partway?